Macrostructural changes in compacted earthen construction materials under loading

Acta Geotechnica

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 423-438

  Beckett, C T S ^a   Hall, M R ^b   Augarde, C E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cracking; Macrostructure; Rammed earth; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPRESSION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; LOADING; MICROSTRUCTURE; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84879553843     PISSN: 18611125     EISSN: 18611133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-012-0203-6     Document Type: Article

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